Evening gazette, Saturday, February 20, 1897 · page 2

 

 

 

 

THE MORNENG BREAKS.

he morning breaks. and with it brings
The first faint breath of Spring.

And hearts, like happy birds on wings.
For joy are carolingl

A thrill runs through the frozen ear th,
A trill pervades the air; -

Presaging banishment of dearth,
Foretelling all things fairl

Each shivering bough enwreathed shall ail"
W‘ith wealth of summer bloom,

Unmindful of the blasts that blow,
Forgetful cf the glooml

And hearts bowed down by weight of woe.
Souls shivering in I‘ife’s blast,
Beneath God’s smile shall radiant grow
In Summer-land at last!
—Grace Appleton.

1301111 11111) WHEELS.

Rose Graham laid the morning paper
aside and looked across the table at his
wife.

“I don’t like the idea, Dora,” he said,
a faintly discernible air of authority
coloring the words with yet Stronger
disapproval.

His wife’s face flushed a little as she
toyed with her coffee spoon. She was
one of the few women who can look
charming at 8 a. m. It is awfully hard
to refuse your wife any thing when she
is distracting pretty and you t,h'ave been
married only three short months.

"All the girls have them,” she pro—
tested. “I’m surprised, Ross, really I
2111 , that you should object. Every-
body rides, and it is so awfully fasci-
21:1ting.”

“It doesn’t make any difference what
other girls do,” responded her husband,
emphatically. “they may fly to the
1“».0011 if somebody patents airships, for
all I care. But I hate to see you on a
bicycle—not ~,gtbat there is any actual
harm in them, but a man doesn’t care to
have his wife prancing around the coun-
' a'ry, stared at pby all the fellows. You
may have anything else in reason that
vou want, Dot, but I draw the line at
bloomers and a wheel.”

Dora’s eyebrows puckered ominously.
She rose with injured dignity and look—
3d down at her husband as impiessive-
ly as a woman may from a height of
iv e feet one.

“Do I understand you to say that you
forbid me to ride a bicycle?" she asked
slowly. .Her cheeks were glowing now
1nd a small, slippered foot beat a tatoo
upon the carpet.

Her husband looked up in surprise. ,
'it is always surprising to a newly made
" -u‘nedict to discover that his ado1ing
~'1.0use has any wishes apart from his

v.11

“Well,” Said he, with the mild des-'

ration of a poac ca‘ 1l'e man who fin :ls
:iznself cornered. " 'If you insist on
Jutting it in such an unpleasant way,
its.” .
Then ” replied his wife, moving

'ragically toward the door. even the
1rtoise shell aquivei .vith indignation
all I have to say is that you are a pe1
amt—tyrant. " ’

Everything went wrong at‘the office
that day. It is not easy to wrestle with
-':usiness when one emerges from the
gloom of a domestic thundercloud, and
Ross was relieved when the afternoon
wore on. '

"After all,” he soliequized, as he rode

‘ homeward on a California street car.
"perhaps I was rather hard on the bicy-
cle proposition. But it wouldn’t do to
give in to her now—1 must be firm."

It takes a married man some time to
acquaint himself with the apparent in-
consistency of the feminine mind.

Dora had allowed him to go down
town without as much as a farewell
glance. Approaching his cozy home
with some inward apprehension he was
naturally astounded when she met him
at the door, radiantly smiline.

Some friends dropped in later, and
the evening passed delightfully. Dora
devoted herself to her husband's com-
fort with an eager solicitude that he at-
tributed to sincere repentance.

As she poured coffee for him the next
morning he observed with horror an
immense and unsightly bruise upon her
.11 1n—a. bruise that included all the col»

01's of a well developed rainbow.

“For heaven’s sake, Dot, how did you
«lo it?” he inquired anxiously. His wife
blushed furiously.

“Oh, I fell—that is, I—oh, it’s noth
ing, Ross, dear, nothing whatever—do
let me help you to cream. By the by, I
forget to tell vou that—-—”

Here she branched off to a dissertation
3 .1 music.

a week later Mr. Ross Graham made

sway homeward on a new safety.

"I really need the exercise,” he ex-
plained rather awkwardly to his wife,
who was watching as usual for his fa-
:3‘1iliar figure.

“Of course you do, dear,” she re-
sponded cheerfully,whereas he breathed
sigh of relief. “Some women would
have kicked up a dickens of a row,” he
ruminated. "Dora‘ is an angel.”

Ross found cycling such an agreeable
pastime that he caught himself thinking
1 :‘Dora one morning and half wishing
i-iie was beside him. He was not so sure
Llfl'k’l' all about the impropriety of it. A
girl could look confoundedly fetching

- 1.1 a wheel.

Of late he had observed one in partic-
ular; a natty little figure in a blue suit,
:--. jaunty cap atop of her head, who ap—
peared' every morning in the d1stancc

but he” had never . yet over

11.1.11 her as she avoided the main paths

1. .1m1ning gracefully along and always

til 3118.

One morning he obeyed a sudd 111 i111
} ilse to pass the fair unknown. She
.- xidently devined his intention, for she
1 Jubled her speed. So it was to be a
1 ice between them—what a. saucy little
'1 mg she must be!

Mentally resolved to buy a dagger pin
that very day for Dora, as a peace offer-
ing to his conscience—poor little Dora.
slumbering innocently at home while
he basely pursued strange phantoms—
be gained steadily ' upon the _ rider
ahead, in Spite of her efforts to elude
‘ him.

Something in the shiny coils of her
hair struck him as oddly fan-11.3.21: It

Has tortoise shell come :1...'. .. v11 )1.

THESEvnni

like one of his uvife's; but; of course, it
' w as not.

There was a little hill ahead, and the
masculine muscle showed its superior-
ity. ' The girl in blue was doing her
111st but despite her efforts the man
gained and was soon close behind
her.

Then semething happened which sur-
prised the pursuing wheelman very
much. When she could disguise her
identity no longer, Mrs. Ross Graham
leaped lightly from her wheel, and turn-
ing to her husband said, half pleading,
half defian tly:

"Forgive me, Ross, but I simply
couldn’t help doing it.”

For an answer, Ross, who had dis-
mounted, took his Wife in his arms and
kissed her.

And the wheel question was settled.

HE DID NOT LEAVE.

Rose Forest and Alec Beaten had
been engaged six years, and both had
only just reached thelr'i'majority. It
had been one of those family arranged
aifairs that are always intended so
kindly, and often, alas! end so disas-
trousl'y.

They had been brought up side by
side, and when one summer vacation
they were told they must eventually
marry one another they could not see
any objection, nor any particular reason
for such an arrangement.

VIn the six years that passed they saw

ery little of one another, and now Alec
was at a theological college, and Rose
was enjoying aa round of gayety in
London.

Among the many who sought her so-
cieiy was Alec’s elder brother, David, a
soldier by profession, and a soldier of
the truest worth.

People had often wondered why he
had never married. But his whole at-
tention had been devoted to his profes-
sion. and now at the age of forty he
was recognized as a staid old bachelor.

"How often do you and Alec write
to one another?" he asked Rose one
day. °

“'Oh, we have no regular time. I
write to him when I think I have any-
thing to say that interests him. But
that isn’t very often. you know!” she
smiled 1oguishly. “He wouldn’t care
to hear of our ceaseless rOund of friv-
olity. ’

“But you read and you write. Nay.
don’t blush; I have seen some of your
stories, and they are charming. Don‘t
you tell him about those interests?”

"No. You see. David, he lives such
a different life altogether; he only cares
for theological books.”

"V17 hat will you do when you are
married?” he asked.

She started slightly. “I never think
about it! It 81131 'ays seems to me so far
off. But when the day comes I think
I shall be ready.”

“But you should think about it," he
said gently. “Surely the joys of. wife-
hood are worthy of some consideration.
Have you no picture of what your home
will be?”

She had risen 'while he spoke, and
came close to him, with startled, parted
lips.
"Oh, David, I wish you wouldn’t talk
like this. You—you frighten me.”

"Poor little girl] I did not mean to
do that. I am a meddlesome old fel-
low, but the happiness of those I care
for is very near my heart. Good by.”

And Rose, trying to forget his words.
found she could not forget him—found
that for many a week she had worn her
prettiest dresses to please him; that she
had welcomed him and looked for his
coming as she had waited for no other.

She began to realize when he touched
“her hand, when he stood by her side as
she sang, when he sat next to her at
dinner and talked to no one else, that
she dismissed the thought of their fu-
ture relationship, that she dreamed in-
stead of the home he had pictured and
all she longed to do for him.

It was the last day of the year, and
they were returning from a midnight
service, and Rose was walking by Col-
onel Beaton‘s side. They were silent
for some time, and then he made up his
mind to tell her of the step he had de-
termined to take.

‘fDo you know, little sister”—how un-
naturally the word camel but he said
it—“do you know this may be the last
time I shall spend a New Year‘s eve
with you for many a long year?”

She stumbled and clutched his arm.
He pressed her hand close to his breast,
and the gas lamp showed him her face
was wh1te and drawn with sudden
pain.

“I must go away,” he said, hoarsely.
“I dare not stay, Rose. Do you care
very_much, my child?"

“It will kill me I” she cried.

Alec arrived the next day, and David
was to leave in the afternoon. When
he called in the morning he was shown
.by request into the room where the en-
gaged couple awaited him. '

“My dear brother,” Alec began, “you
come just at the right moment to give
us your counsel. Rose has told me
that she has discovered she has no de-
sire to marry rue—that, in fact, she is
in love with some one else, and I am
on the point of throwing up my calling,
because I boll no priest should marry,
and because I believed our betrothal
was insoluble.”

David did not go away that da".——
London News.

 

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Musk flats for Food.

In nearly every part of Berks County,
Pa., musk rats nowadays are used for
food, and are pronounced a first-class
dish. Ten years ago the idea of eating
them would have been scorned in near-
ly every section of Berks. The musk-
rat is always a great deal cleaner in his
food than most other animals that have
for years been used on the table. It is
claimed that musk rat meat is a great
deal finer to the taste than that. of a.
rabbit.

“Well, I’ll have to tell you good- by.”
“Ob, not now, George. Mother says
we mustn’t make any noise until father
gets to sleep.”—.—Lile.

 

 

 

 

 

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Business In the Suez Canal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ill—The business of .
the year just closed was the most remuner- I

ative ever experienced by the Suez canal,
according to United States Consul Gen—
eral Penfield, at Cairo, and the traffic ag-
gregated almost $16,000,000 in value.

. New Jersey K. of P.
TRENTON, Feb. 19.—The state encamp-

ment of Knights of Pythias closed its two ,
, days’ session here today. The session was

secret. and the business transacted was
str1ctly of a lodge nature. Before adjourn-
ment the state officers were installed. |.

VBlg Blaze In Troy”

TROY, ,Feb. 19. ——The residence,
livery stab-lax and undertaking establish-
ment of John Foy, together with a dance
hall adjoining, which was also owned by
Mr. Foy, were destroyed by fire. There
was only a very small insurance.

'lne —L‘ombay Plague.

BOMBAY, Feb. 19. Since the outbreak
of the plague 6, 853 cases have been reported
in this city, and 5,447 deaths from that.
cause have been recorded. In Bombay
presidency 9,911 cases and 8,006 deaths
from the plague have occurred.

Biz IMining Company Incorporated.

ALBANY, Feb. 19.-—Tl1e Butte and Bos-
ton Consolidated Mining'oompany of New
York city was incorporated today, with a
capital stock of $2,000,000. The. principal
place of business, outside of the state of
New York, is to be in Boston.

 

 

’ Cotton 15 King.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 19. —J 00 Cotton. col-
ored, knocked out Jim Burns of Chicago
in the sixth round of a hot fight before the
Los Angeles Athletic club. Burns was
nearly out in the fifth, and the end of the
round saved hlm.

France and Brazil Arbitrate.
PARIS, Feb. 19.—-France and Brazil
have signed a protocol referring their dis-
pute regarding territorial boundaries to
arbitration. The president of the Swiss
confederation is to be the referee.

Mad Dog' Runs Amuck.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Feb. 19.—A shep-
herd dog, owned by one Mrs. Donoghue,
went mad this morning and ran wild
through the principal streets of the city.
An unknown Swede was badly bittsn by
the animal, and several others were at-
tacked before the dog was killed

A Gentleman Farmer Dead.

NEW BRITAIN, C011n., Fob. 19.—-.Tohn
Webster, one of the oldest and wealthiest
gentleman farmers in this section, died. t
his residence, in the Becklcy quarter, New
Englon, agcd’TS years. Old age was the
cause of death. He leaves five children.

Chief Justice Beasley Sinking.
TREXTON, Feb. 19.-—Chief Justice Bees;
ley is reported to be about the same, ex-
cept that he is weaker. The physicians say
he has considerable vitality, and, while
there is no possibility of his recovery, yet
he may linger for several days.
Wolcott'and Von Hohenlohe.

Gazette today, referring to the farreaching
bimetallic conclusions seine newspapers
have attached to the recent visit of Senator
Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado to Prince
von Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor,
declares that the senator’s audience was
purely one of courtesy.

 

 

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WQCMEN A“? MEN

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system, revives the worn out, nervous
and. debilitated You cannot but be
nervous if your blood is impure.

P. P. I’. gives the proper nourishment
to the blood, and cures nervous pros-
tration, dcbility and nervous head-
ache.

I’. P. P. cures that tired, languid,

“ all gone ” feeling, cures dyspepsia, i11-
digcstion, and that awful distress of
the stomach.
‘ l’. P. P. curcst .1at wca‘r, nervouscon-
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PEQPLE

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FLOWERS IN WINTER

Plants that Bloom Readily in “’hulows
and Conservator 311:.

NVith proper care a certain degree of
success may be achieved in the cul-.
ture of flowers in the window or con-
Servatory.

Firt on the list may be placed the
Chinese primrose. This is of the easi-
est culture, and will grow and bloom
under t .10 most unfavomble conditions1
It will withstand dry soil. dry air, ex-
tremes of temperature and the various
ills to wnich house plants are exposed
better than any other plant and will
bloom uncc 1s1n°1v until the middle of
spring. It his beautiful and va1ied fo~
llagc, and the flowers are large, showy,

in clusters and of 111any pleasing col-_.

ors.

data, Eupatorium ripariun1,Begonia

sempcrflorens, Begonia Bruanti, gold-.

fussia and geraniums Mrs. E. G. Hill,

Souvenir de Mirande and the old sal- f

mon Vesuvius. All of these are read-
ily grown, and can, indcr ordinary
treatment, be relied upon for w 1ntcr

1 flowers.

The tuberous and bulbous flowers.

'too, should not be overlooked. Callas,

Amaryllis Johnsonii,f1'eesias and the
various hardy bulbs, as 11 vacinths, nar-
cissus and I-Iasterlillcs,1:1y be used
with success.

In the culture of plants in the win-~
:dow of conserve 1't01y care should be

taken to provide not only an even tom-
peraturc—say from '43 to 00 degrees——
but the air should be kept moist by
steam 01' water evaporation. and the fo-
liage should be occasionally sprinkled

, or syringcd.
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Keep down insects by placing chop-
ped tobac co-stcms 0v or the soil in the
pots and by ex 1111'1111'1 well with to--
bacco tr111.~-\'cw York Tiibunc.

The “'01111111 “’110 Doesn’t Care.

“’11 have all seen her. She is many
and varied in style. There are some
things about her, how'cvcr, which we
find in every varictv. She never wore
a co 1'sct. She always proclaims this
fact, although there is never any ne—
cessity for so doing. It is self-evident.
Her dress is usually tight where it

5 houll be loose, and vice vcrsa. Thcrc
BERLIN, Fob. 19.—Tl1o North German ‘5 Q

is always a great antipathy existing
between the band of her skirt and her
basque behind, for they never meet.
The woman who stakes so much on
comfort despises a-nyt tasteful arrange-
ment at her neck, such a thing as a
neat band being altogether too con-

- fining.

The crowning comfort of this most
unconsciously uncomfortable woman
is her head covering. Having arranged.
her hair in the most unbecoming style,
is usually scratched back, following

cranium and ending in a little, hard,
unequivocal knot. Perched at an ab«
surd angle rests a. hat with no non-
sense about it, tilted up behind, down
in front, generally with one or two ag-
gressive feathers, from which all the
curl has departed, bobbing in a discon~
solatc way from their forlorn altitude.
Gloves—she rover wears them; they
are too confining. A11 111- fitting outer-
garment is a match for the rest, and
the wearer goes on her way rejoicing
that she is not a slave to dress and
never sacrifices comfort to style.

If this woman could once ,feel the
true comfort of neat, well-fitting cloth-
1ng, she would never again appear in
her old~time toggery, which is a delu-
sion as to comfort and an offense to re-
finement and good taste—Woman's
World.

A Princess “1111 Skates.

Few women are more devoted to
skating than the Crown Princess of
Roumania, and few, indeed, skate bet-
ter or more gracefully. During the win-
ter months her Royal Highness may be
seen almost daily on the lake in Chish-
magin—the public park of Bucharest.
A corner. of the great sheet of ice is re-
served for the royal party, but the
young princes by 110 means confines
herself to the little spot. Accompan-
ied by the Prince. :1' lady-in-waiting,
qide—dc-camp. or sometimes alone, she
makes the tour of the lake; rubbing
shoulders with the- other skaters;
laughing merrily at the mishaps of the

with the stately little nod peculiar to
her. Her skating costume is short,
sensible and very simply made. To

graceful figure and good. skating are a
source of much delight. They never
tire of watching lieu—New York Tri-
bune. .
Don’t be Always Smiling.
“Don’t smileperpetually!” writes a.

lady.
Is there anything more wearlsome
than the person who ceaslesSly ex-

 

Mrs. Hattie Mylius, of 70 East 86th
street, New York, says that she was in
poor health, and that her case devel—
oped into nervous prostration. She
suffered from nervous headaches, and
at times was unable to do any work
at all. She could not sleep, and was
so nervous that she would have to get
up at all hours of the night 117' .1 w alk
the floor, and the opening of .: door
would< startle her. But 11e1'w'1rkncss
and nervousness is all gone. 1’. P. P.
was what saved her. Her appetite
improved, her nervousness is a thiurr
of the past, and she thanks P. l’. 1).,
Lippman’ 5 Great Remedy, for her com.
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Sold by all drugglsts. fl

LIPI’MAN BROS” Apothecaries, Sole Pref-rs,
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pands and contracts the lips over the
teeth, without mirth or meaning?——for

that is what the continual smile event— ’

ually bCCt: mes.

Let any woman stand before 11 mir-
ror and attempt to produce an anima-
ted smile of welcome. She will be sur-
prised at the wltless grimace that will
respond.

Learn to smile with the eye, and keep
the mouth and facial lines in repose.

We speak of the pleasing gravity of '
‘the Orientals. This is the secret of it.

—a kindly light in the eye, with a quiet
expression of the face—Answers.

To prevent frowning. wear a ribbon

around the for 1l111ad. at iiizlt‘. ? no it
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Other plants that are sure to bloom'] v -
in the window are I‘lumbago coccinea,
Perlstrophe variegata, Classnla Cor-”5

the none too symmetrical lines of her'

awkward, and returning all salutes-

the crowds assembled ,on the banks her‘